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The organization sought help from the community to pay for the repaire tothe roof, and this week a localp company stepped up. Apex a staffing and home health company, donated $5,00p to Dignity U Wear. "When the roof was damaged, we were anticipatinfg delivery of several trailera of new merchandise and it was imperative that the warehouser get back on line as quicklhyas possible," said Jim Diehl, executive director of Dignityh U Wear. "We were very concerne d about the expense, but we had to get back to Thenearly $8,000 it cost to repait the roof was at least cheapedr than a replacement. Dignityu U Wear was founded in 2000 by Holocausy survivorHenry Landwirth.
It has donated more than $20 milliojn of new clothing in Northeast Floridaw through 70 localnonprofit groups. Downtown Vision Inc. is sponsoringt a promotion that aims to lure peopl Downtownfor dinner. The week-long Eat Up Downtow n event includes 16 eateries in the area that will offee a variety offood choices, from chicken wingsa to sushi, for a fixed price. From Aug. 20 througn Aug. 26, participating restaurants will offer a prix fixemeal (that means a set for those of you more familiar with chicken McNuggets) for $25.
Tax and tip are not No passes or couponsare needed, but reservations are The participating restaurants are: Benny's Steako and Seafood, Bourbon Bayou, Cafe Nola @ Cellar Grill, Chew, Hooters, Juliette' Bistro, Koja Sushi, Plaza III River City Brewing Co., Simonxs Wine Bar, Tastings -- A Wine Trellises, The Twisted Martini, Vito's Italian Cafe and The Wine The Players, junior style The Players Championship arguably has the strongest field in golf when it's playerd each spring at the TPC Sawgrass, and organizers are hopinvg for a similarly strong fieled for a junior version of the The inaugural Junior Players Championship will be played at the TPC Sawgrass course Aug.
30 to 2. The field will include the top12 18-year-oldsw from around the including the top 60 boys in the Polo golf rankinga and 18 of the leading international The tournament will start with a selecgt group of 24 juniords paired with amateur partners in a charituy event. The 54-hole tournament will be played Fridaythrough Sunday. The evenf is being staged by the PGA Tour and the American JuniodrGolf Association, which has about 5,000 junioe members from 50 states and 30 foreign countries. With For Sale signes taking up what seeme like permanent residence in many frony yardsaround Jacksonville, it's natural to assume the locap housing market is taking a serious hit.
But comparer with the rest of the it's not that bad. Sales of existingg single-family homes fell 24 percent in Jacksonvillre in thesecond quarter, but they were down 43 percent in Miami and 40 percent in Fort Pierce.